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Indonesia	89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel
Ireland	51210 O2
India	53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon
Jordan	90903 Zain
New Zealand	8987 Vodafone, Telecom NZ
United States	40404 (any)

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safety Get a DM that something someone read about you made them "lol so hard" with a link to the purported content? Phishing. 11:08 PM Sep 18th via web by delbius Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Watch out for emails from ppl who claim to know you on Twitter - if they ask you to check out a link it could be a phishing site. 12:15 PM Sep 13th via web by mattsparrow Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety There's no such thing as a "profile viewer" on Twitter. Don't approve apps that claim they'll show you who's viewed you! 7:49 PM Sep 11th via web by delbius Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety If anyone sends you a message with a "hilarious video" to a phishing site, tell 'em to get a new password: bit.ly/accountamiss 8:45 AM Sep 6th via web by mattsparrow Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Phishing sites often look just like twitter.com, so check the URL before entering your password! 8:45 AM Sep 6th via web by mattsparrow Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
DMs w/"funny pics," "a pic of you," "a blog about you," or other variants usually link to phishing sites. Tell yr friend to change password. 7:37 PM Sep 3rd via web by artie
safety We're resetting passwords for affected users; remember, don't type your username/password into a login form w/o checking the URL. 1:12 PM Sep 3rd via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Is your account sending DMs/Tweets without yr involvement? Not Skynet; you're phished. Follow these steps: bit.ly/accountamiss. 1:08 PM Sep 3rd via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Seeing Tweets that you need to sign a petition to keep Twitter free? Don't click. It's fake and will steal your password. 10:58 AM Aug 18th via web by misspenny_lane Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Seeing Tweets telling you to "check out this article!" to make money? These users have been compromised; we're working to reset passwords. 8:50 PM Aug 17th via web Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Check out this help page for some helpful tips on keeping your account secure and avoid being phished! bit.ly/kXQ1xa 7:05 PM Aug 13th via web by artie Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Seeing yr friends tweet links to "gorry" pics of Osama? The links lead to a phishing site; don't enter yr login info! 7:04 PM Aug 13th via web by artie Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
That "pic of you" yr friends are linking to? It's a phishing site; don't enter yr login info! Always check the address bar before logging in 6:15 PM Aug 13th via web by artie
safety Got an email about Unique Offers/Important Notices but the urls don't go to twitter.com? They're fake - fwd to spoof@twitter.com 10:22 AM Aug 9th via web by mattsparrow Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Get an email from admin@twitter.com saying we're going to delete yr account? You're safe; the e-mail is fake. More here: bit.ly/lZPG1O 5:05 PM Aug 2nd via web by artie Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety If someone makes a fake login screen to collect your username and password to use to spam later, that's a type of phishing. 11:48 AM Jul 27th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Remember, if you get a DM asking if a pic/image/video/blog is really you w/a link to a log-in page, it's not real. Don't type your password. 1:08 PM Jul 29th via web by artie Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
delbius Remember to review applications that have access to your account and revoke those you don't use – here's how: support.twitter.com/articles/76052… 10:29 AM Jul 25th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
delbius Is your account Tweeting, following, or blocking folks without you doing anything? Read this for the fix: support.twitter.com/articles/31796… 10:28 AM Jul 25th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Don't trust links that claim to give you a verified account - it's a scam! Recent example of a fake page: twitter.com/safety/status/… 8:00 PM Jul 12th via web Retweeted by spam and 100+ others

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